Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poeticize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
po-et-i-cize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make poetic, or express in poetry.

Transitive verb

verb

To write or speak in the manner of a poet.

Intransitive verb

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Etymology

Etymology tree English poetic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English poeticize From poetic + -ize.

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Questions

What does poeticize mean?
To make poetic, or express in poetry.
Where does poeticize come from?
Etymology tree English poetic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English poeticize From poetic + -ize.

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